Monday's Birchwood burst: 3 incidents at one address

While the total incident count of 34 sits right at our typical Monday baseline, the geographic distribution was anything but ordinary. Birchwood and Sunnyland each recorded four incidents—unusually high for these typically quieter neighborhoods—while some of our usual trouble spots like Fairhaven and Samish saw just single incidents.

As we head into Tuesday evening, keep an eye on that Meridian corridor in Birchwood—yesterday's cluster suggests ongoing issues that may not be fully resolved. The late afternoon hours between 3 PM and 5 PM proved particularly active yesterday, so businesses along major corridors might want extra vigilance during those hours today.

The category mix tells a story of administrative burden rather than serious crime. With 'Other' topping the list—mostly warrant arrests and found property—our officers spent much of their day on paperwork and processing rather than responding to active threats. The seven malicious incidents (trespass, domestic disputes) suggest interpersonal conflicts but nothing approaching a crime wave.

The welfare calls clustered around behavioral health responses, including one at Sunnyland's Northwest Avenue early morning and another at Cornwall Avenue mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, that Birchwood address alone accounted for both theft incidents yesterday, turning what's typically a quieter neighborhood into an unexpected focal point for property crime.

Yesterday followed a classic late-morning surge pattern with sustained afternoon activity.

The day stayed quiet until 9 AM, then ramped up sharply between 10 AM and noon, hitting peak activity at 11 AM with five incidents. The afternoon maintained steady pressure, particularly that concentrated burst in Birchwood between 3:39 PM and 4:58 PM. Evening brought the expected uptick around 8-10 PM, with Railroad Avenue and Telegraph Road seeing most of the late-night action.